Who we've helped

Here are some examples of how Age Cymru has helped older people to claim the money they were entitled to receive.

Mr and Mrs G

Mr and Mrs G told us they were finding it hard to make ends meetWe gave them a benefit health check and helped them claim Council Tax allowance of £1,126.32, as well as a refund of £455.83 in Council Tax paymentsHigher Rate Attendance Allowance of £77.45 a weekPension Credit of £147.01 a weekAltogether, that’s a yearly increase of £12,798.24We even managed to get £297.50 in opticians costs backAll in all, Mr and Mrs G are £13,551.57 better off for speaking to Age Cymru

Mrs J

Mrs J came to us for a benefit healthcheckWe thought she was eligible for Attendance AllowanceThe Department for Work and Pensions disagreedWe helped Mrs J to fill in all her forms and appeal against the DWP’s decisionWe secured Mrs J back payments of £1,006.85 in Attendance Allowance and £1,164.00 in Pension CreditShe now receives £77.45 per week in Attendance AllowanceShe also gets Severe Disability Premium of £58.20 every weekMrs J is £9,224.65 better off thanks to Age Cymru

Living on a low income

Alfred Ford is 84-years-old.

Here he is talking to ITV Cymru Wales News about the realities of living on a low income. Alfred's interview begins at 0:38.

We're very grateful to Alfred and ITV Wales for allowing us to use this footage.